TGS has commenced acquisition of a new 3D multi-client seismic survey, Mary Rose Northeast, which covers 3,100 km2 over the Exmouth Plateau in the Carnarvon Basin, offshore NW Australia. This survey is located over parts of blocks WA-365-P, WA-346-P and W10-21 to the Northeast of the previously anno
CNOOC Limited announced, its subsidiary Zhuhai Hengqin gas processing terminal received notification from Zhuhai Maritime Safety Administration that a leakage was found in the nearby subsea gas pipeline of the Zhuhai Terminal. After the incident occurred, CNOOC Limited Shenzhen Branch immediately la
Gulf Bridge International (GBI), the Middle East’s first privately owned submarine cable operator, and TE SubCom, a TE Connectivity Ltd. Company and an industry pioneer in undersea communications technology, announced the completion of works of the GBI cable system segments within the Gulf, the Gulf
The new real time and postprocessing software for EA sounders is available. The sidescan sonar mosaicing software has been developed extensively. The software is available in three versions: * Basic * Professional * Online * Additional-Tool: Spot The main tasks of EA SSM are: * Planning and performi
Mermaid Maritime Public Company Limited announces its Annual Report for the financial year ended on 30 September 2011. 2011 – Emerging Signs of Turnaround Mermaid Maritime Public Company Limited reported better results for the year that ended on 30 September 2011 amidst a slowly recovering business
EMGS announces its decision to mobilise the vessel EM Leader in response to increased market demand in Asia. EMGS has received a Letter of Intent from a major international oil company for a six-week 3D EM data acquisition project offshore Brunei. Surveying is expected to start in early February, fo
On Friday November 18, 2011, Peter G. Noble was elected to be the next President of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME) for a three-year term, the first year to be served as President Elect. For over 45 years, Mr. Noble has worked internationally as a Naval Architect and Oce
From late December 2011 till Mid January 2012 earth scientists from the Leibniz Institute of Marine Sciences (IFM-GEOMAR) and from the Cluster of Excellence „The Future Ocean“ in Kiel, Germany will examine the causes of earthquakes and tsunamis along the continental margins of the Mediterranean Sea
ASCO, one of the world’s leading oil and gas logistics companies, announces the retention of three significant long-term North Sea contracts – two with Nexen Petroleum UK Limited and one with Centrica Energy Upstream. Together the contracts are valued in excess of £90m. For a number of years, ASCO h
IEV Holdings Limited announced that, on 13 December 2011, its 30% associate, IEV (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd., has been awarded a major supply and installation contract from an established and major oil and gas operator in South East Asia. The scope of work of this turnkey project includes the engineering,
The Northern Territory Seafood Council says seismic testing for oil and gas in northern waters of Australia is having an impact on the… By Emma Masters (ABC) [mappress] Source: ABC , December 19, 2011; Image: PGS
The recent sale of the Eastport Boat School signals the next phase of an ongoing, eight-year effort to harness Downeast Maine’s powerful… (bangordailynews) [mappress] Source: bangordailynews , December 19, 2011; Image: orpc
Broad efforts have been made to identify the direct and underlying causes of the Gullfaks C well control event on 19 May 2010. Operator Statoil has responded to the most recent post-incident orders from the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA). As required by the PSA, risk assessment and work pro
Sharks have attacked sonar equipment being used to track down containers lost overboard from the Rena cargo ship and an expert believes… (msn) [mappress] Source: msn , December 19, 2011; Image: Maritime New Zealand
